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Horseshoe crab blood is vital for testing intravenous drugs, but new synthetic alternatives could mean pharma won't bleed this unique species dry

  • Written by Kristoffer Whitney, Associate Professor of Science, Technology and Society, Rochester Institute of Technology
Horseshoe crab blood is vital for testing intravenous drugs, but new synthetic alternatives could mean pharma won't bleed this unique species dryHorseshoe crabs in spawning season at Reeds Beach, N.J., on June 13, 2023.AP Photo/Matt Rourke

If you have ever gotten a vaccine or received an intravenous drug and did not come down with a potentially life-threatening fever, you can thank a horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus).

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